Title :
Optical network planning with rate-tunable NRZ transponders
Author :
Rival, Olivier ; Morea, Annalisa ; Antona, Jean-Christophe
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Lucent Bell Labs. France, Nozay, France
Abstract :
We present simple reach estimators for 5 to 15 Gb/s NRZ channels in commonly deployed networks and assess the benefits of tunable data-rate in core optical networks through routing and resource allocation studies.
Keywords :
channel estimation; optical fibre networks; optical receivers; optical transmitters; optical tuning; resource allocation; telecommunication network planning; transponders; NRZ channels; core optical network routing; data rate-tunable NRZ transponders; optical network planning; reach estimators; resource allocation; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Polarization mode dispersion; Repeaters; Space technology; Transponders;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
